Farm Business Coach for the NSW DPI Farm Business Resilience Program. The Farm Business Resilience Program takes a proactive approach to promoting long-term resilience, sustainable productivity and growth in farm businesses. It provides a pathway for farmers looking to improve their strategic farm business management, planning and decision making skills to increase their resilience to future droughts and other impacts.

Personal coaching with me is a creative, confidential, one-on-one relationship focused on your desired change. I help people to value themselves and grow by being more intentional. I coach individuals, partners and parents and my client’s benefit through personal insights, accountability and encouragement.I utilise proven coaching techniques including strengths and values exercises, personality profiling, life balancing and vision formation. Each session is customised to your current challenges and phase in the coaching journey. I help clients make positive goals and generate momentum to achieve them. Progress is accelerated when I enable clients to master the habits and behaviours that support their personal growth.

If you need 1:1 business coaching or need to offload a project or two so you have more time to get your business on track, consider me your momentary right hand man. Together we can get more done, bring focus to where it’s needed, create a game plan and embed positive habits to deliver your desired future.I’m a good lieutenant and project manager that delivers domain expertise, trust and mutual respect. My specialty is short term, part-time, embedded expertise and coaching in strategy, marketing, sales and product development. Along the way I’ll also ask great questions and provide space for you to explore your options.I’ve served as right hand man to many great senior managers across a wide range of organisations so I know what you need. My drive to help others has resulted in the launch of new products and businesses, operational improvements, entry to new channels and markets and most importantly, real connections between trusted partners that makes a business great to be a part of.

National market development, partner support and business growth for X-Zelit (www.x-zelit.com.au), Stalosan F (www.vilofoss.com/products/leading-products/Stalosan) and new welfare focussed products from Vilofoss (www.vilofoss.com/)

Full operational and P&L responsibility across Zamira’s Farm Animal business in Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East. Working closely with finance, regulatory, marketing, operations and R&D in assessing strategic fit and commercial viability, formulation of business plans, marketing and product launches to expedite the introduction of new products.

Zamira Australia is an animal health business focused on providing innovative, research-based solutions to improve the health, well-being and productivity of food producing animals.In addition to its direct sales channels, Zamira works closely with local company offices and distributors in many markets across South East Asia, South Asia and the Middle East to deliver health and productivity solutions for poultry, pig, cattle and aquaculture farms.

As Business Manager I was required to manage the strategic and day to day operations of a new pet treat brand including product design, managing 3rd party production systems, guiding the marketing program and identifying and selecting new customers in grocery, specialty and veterinary channels and the wholesale distribution companies that service them. The greatest influence on the success of the Chewbies launch has been the creation of a support team of experienced, innovative and engaged personnel from inside and outside Rivalea. The team members, and their network of contacts, accelerated and focused the Chewbies launch phase and continues to develop an extensive knowledge base for Rivalea that will guide new product development and strategy.

As National Account Manager I was responsible for the management of our relationships with key meat buyers in Metcash, Independent supermarket groups, Foodworks and Top Cut. Managing the national sales for the Family Chef and High Country pork brands required broad skills in planning and verbal and written communication. This role required extensive, regular travel throughout QLD, NSW, VIC and SA.

As Manager - Technology Sales I spent four years developing a pig genetics business focused on supplying pig producers in VIC and SA with industry leading genetics and supporting their use through technical advice. Pig genetics were supplied to domestic and international pig producers under the brand of Primegro Technologies (Primegro). I was valuable in this role due to my self-directed approach, an in-depth understanding of the breeding and selection of livestock and managing relationships both within and external to Rivalea. Other major achievements while in this role included the establishment of the Primegro Poll Dorset stud and researching, selecting and engaging a third party processor for Australia's only porcine heparin collection system.

In this role I was required to manage the transport network conducting the daily movement of livestock from farm to farm and to processing plants in NSW, VIC and SA. Stock movement occurred from Sunday to Friday and required weekly planning and communication between company owned and contractor production sites, contract transport operators and the processing facilities to which all Rivalea's pigs were delivered. My skills in scheduling and communication as well as rapid issue response and problem solving were key assets in this role.

Commencing employment with Rivalea (then BUNGE Meat Industries) as a Trial Co-ordinator I was responsible for the daily management and performance recording of pigs being evaluated under a variety of trial protocols, Research was conducted to investigate variations in nutrition, management, health and genetics and to establish the baseline parameters for cost effective pig production. With a natural inclination towards genetics, I progressed to assisting with and then managing the day to day operations of Australia's largest pig genetic nucleus program. Responsibilities included the management of performance recording systems, genetic evaluation and selection of replacement breeding stock in the nucleus populations. I was also responsible for the planning and management of an extensive Health Improvement Program across multiple production sites. Our research partnership with the University of Armidale lead to joint publishing of a range of scientific papers in pig genetic improvement. Skills that were particularly valuable in this role were system design, implementation and management and the ability to work with staff across variety of disciplines to achieve agreed outcomes.

Upon completion of a Bachelor of Agricultural Economics from the University of Queensland I was engaged by the Queensland DPI to assist agricultural companies in North Queensland to improve their knowledge and skills in supplying domestic and export markets. While in this role I researched and prepared briefings and reports on a range of sectors and markets. I was an integral part of the Live Export Development Program which allowed live cattle export suppliers to conduct in-market research in Indonesia and the Philippines. I also provided extensive marketing support for industry bodies in the Queensland horticultural and aquaculture industries. As my first job out of University I brought enthusiasm and curiosity to the role. These attributes were then honed through training and experience to focus on quantifying market feedback and improving the marketing and communication skills of my rural clients.